need new fish advice!

[lakersfan5016]

I want to get a new fish and need some advice/suggestions. I have a 75g w/live rock. I currently have 2 sebae clowns that I have had for probably close to 1 year. Any other fish that I get die. I have had probably 10-15 fish since the sebae clowns and they all die within a few weeks or a couple months at the most. I dont purchase anything that isn't "compatible" with these type of fish, mostly community type fish I have had. My only thought of why nothing else lives is that these sebaes have been in there for so long that they have established the tank as theirs and harass any new fish. Should I purchase a fish that is a little more tempermental and maybe have better luck?? If so provide some suggestions that are compatible with my size tank. I also have 2 anemones and some small crabs and snails. I test my water and everything appears fine. I would think that if it were water issues or something that obviously I would not have been able to keep these other fish/anemones/crabs/snails for over a year. Thanks.

 

[lakersfan5016]

see original question that has NO responses.

 

[azul1994]

I would suggest a fish that is larger than the clowns. It really depends on what you want. What other fish have you tried?

 

[lakersfan5016]

I've had wrasses, flame angel, coral beauty, anthias, blennies, chromis, gobies. they have all died within a few weeks or months at the most except for the sebaes.

 

[granny]

A few thoughts on this. If your clowns were captive bred fish, they are extremely hardy adn will often survive conditions other fish, newly introduced and wild caught will not. Also, if your water quality has deteriorated over time, the clowns have been able to adjust to it, much like turning the heat up slowly on the ol frog story, wheras newly introduced fish cant handle the nitrates or salinity change or ph etc. Do you slowly accilmate your fish when you introduce them into the tank? What are your water parameters-just fine- doesnt tell us too much. Are you doing regular water changes-AT LEAST 20% every two weeks? What happens to the new fish-do you watch to see if they are being beaten up on or do they just slowly lose vitality and sort of fade away? I would not add anymore fish until you completely check out everything in your tank. Do you have lots of rock for new fish to hide in?
Wrasses and gobies are fairly peaceful and coulnt stand up for themselves against a pair of clowns who are obviously very territorial. I doubt they would bother a rabbit fish, or a large hawkfish.
Another suggestion is to rearrange your tank rocks when you introduce the new fish, if you get one, to give hiim an even chance of finding cover. This will disorient your sebaes for a while and keep them occupied with locating their anemone and establishing a new territory

 

[mcbdz]

It would help if you would post more info on your tank first.

Actual numbers of water levels, filtration, GPH. This will help see if there is something you may have not noticed that could explain the many deaths. Some of the fish sound like they should have been able to hold there own. Were they a lot smaller?
Did you QT?
Did you notice aggression?
what did the fish look like when you found them?
How long did they last?
were they eating?
Just tryin' to do a little brainstorming first.